Written By: Michael Allen
Although I am an off-road guy through and through, living on the west coast doesn’t exactly give my inner Scott Summers many opportunities to splash around in the mud. It almost never fails that we get some showers throughout winter, but it’s pretty rare that we get a full on storm that…
Protection
Written/Tested By: Michael Allen
We’ve all done it, watched Supercross on a Saturday night while thinking “man that helmet that Tickle was wearing is bad ass, maybe I’ll go online and pick one up.” Then after adding it all to the on line cart, your wife walks by and notices the total, while simultaneously giving…
If someone was to pull the rug out from underneath me today and I was left with nothing in my garage, what would I replenish to start my moto life once again. I mean let’s face it, some of you may still think because I get free products/bikes/etc. that I will tell you everything is…
By Michael Allen:
Seeing as I’ve been helping Keefer Inc. since 2017 it should be no surprise that most of the things I use for my hobby are either test items that in lieu of paying money for, I get to write reviews on. I am super grateful that I have this opportunity (as is…
If someone was to pull the rug out from underneath me today and I was left with nothing in my garage, what would I replenish to start my moto life once again. I mean let’s face it, some of you may still think because I get free products/bikes/etc. that I will tell you everything is…
The Bell Moto 9 Flex has been around for several years and from what we hear there will be a Moto 10 on the horizon soon, but in the meantime the Moto 9 Flex is Bell’s current top tier off-road helmet offering. Bell uses an inner impact absorption system that is said to have better…
I have worn Alpinestars Tech 7’s on and off for several years now and enjoyed the mid level price point boot so much that I put my 14 year old son in them because of a few reasons we will get to below. The Alpinestars Tech 7 is one of the more popular motocross boots…
Sometimes when you ride as much as me, some things like getting geared up to ride gets monotonous. I am usually pulling different bits and pieces of protective gear out weekly, but then I will pull my head out of my ass and realize there are a few things that have been a staple in…
My Leatt GPX 5.5 Boot Background:
I get to test a lot of things behind the scenes and this Leatt GPX 5.5 boot was one of them. When I got asked to do some initial testing on this boot from Leatt a couple years ago, I was happy to help, but I warned them that…
By: Michael Allen
Being a test rider I have had the opportunity to test almost every brand of gear on the market. Doing so has really shown me what works and what doesn’t when it comes to gear design, fit, function, durability and overall quality. Being that I ride moto, but really love off-road, I…